I used to agree with this. My main concern is somebody or some group, backed by massive funding, being able to find a vulnerability to specifically NOT disclose it. Then use it as desired.
It’s just far more difficult to commit widespread fraud with paper ballots and manual counting, with lots of eyes. Otherwise, it can be done with a click, seen by nobody.
“My main concern is somebody or some group, backed by massive funding, being able to find a vulnerability to specifically NOT disclose it. “
Absolutely. Look at the amount of money that was offered to Kari Lake to drop out of politics for a couple years. She could have been a very rich woman.
That is EXACTLY why all vote machines should use open-source software. The code would be available to the public for scrutiny.